Kilcumny, Fore
#9 among attractions in Fore
Facts and practical information
Fore Ireland
Kilcumny – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Fore Abbey, Lough Lene, Clonyn Castle, Lough Bane.
Historical place, MonasteryFore Abbey, Fore
93 min walk • Fore Abbey is the ruin of a Benedictine Abbey, situated to the north of Lough Lene in County Westmeath, near Fore village. The abbey was founded by Saint Feichin in 630 CE and functioned for over 900 years.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLough Lene, Fore
66 min walk • Lough Lene is a lake situated in north County Westmeath, Ireland, between the villages of Castlepollard, Collinstown and Fore. It possesses a rich and varied history.
Archaeological siteClonyn Castle, Delvin
93 min walk • Clonyn Castle also known as Delvin Castle, is a Victorian country house situated in Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland some 18 km from Mullingar along the N52. It is a square, symmetrical, two-storey castle-like building of cut limestone with four tall, round corner towers at each corner.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLough Bane, Fore
87 min walk • Lough Bane is a lake on the border of County Meath and County Westmeath in Ireland. The county border runs east–west through the centre of the lake. Lough Bane forms part of the Lough Bane and Lough Glass Special Area of Conservation. The lake is the largest of three lakes in the SAC, the others being Lough Glass and Lough Glass North.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainKnockeyon
126 min walk • Knockeyon is a hill in County Westmeath, Ireland in the townland of Streamstown. When viewed from the Ranaghan, and Gillardstown side of the hill, it dominates the surrounding lakes in the countryside of northern County Westmeath.
ChurchTaghmon Church
113 min walk • Taghmon Church is a fortified church and National Monument in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Forts and castlesKnockdrin
183 min walk • Knockdrin is a townland and electoral division that is 5.6 kilometers northeast of Mullingar, in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is the home of the Westmeath Hunt, and its most notable building is Knockdrin Castle.
Archaeological siteRanaghan, Fore
55 min walk • Ranaghan is a townland and archaeological site in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainHill of Ben, Fore
87 min walk • Situated between Lough Glore and Lough Lene, and Lough Ban, Ireland, the Hill of Ben dominates the valley where Fore abbey was built by De Lacy of the Lord of Meath family for the French Benedictine monks.
Archaeological siteRandoon, Fore
82 min walk • Randoon is a Turgesius Viking fortress located southwest of Lough Lene in Ireland. The fortress is situated upon a hill in Ranaghan, dominating by its height all other ringforts in the area, and overlooking Lough Lene between the towns of Castlepollard and Collinstown.
NeighbourhoodTurgesius Island, Fore
57 min walk • The principal island on Lough Lene is named after Turgesius who was a Viking leader who is said to have conquered Dublin.
Westmeath